CVE-2021-40740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Published: 2022-03-16

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

Audition

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 14.4
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:audition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27905	Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00889.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb21-92.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Audition

Apple Macos

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2022-03-16T14:03:23.440Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T18:48:00.790Z

Reserved: 2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40740

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-16T15:15:12.993

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:41.077

Link: CVE-2021-40740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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